With Idaho securely in the
Republican column some attention turned to neighboring Nevada. As
Kerry State Director Jim Grossman noted in an Oct. 10, 2004 e-mail, "We
are sending lots of volunteers south, some for an event next weekend in
Elko and some for the next few weeks in Reno and even Las Vegas...
Even if you can't travel, you can make phone calls down there."

The 0.52% (3,084 votes) obtained
by the Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka was his third best
performance percentage wise.

Third Party and IndependentNader Ballot AccessNader needed to collect
5,016 valid signatures to appear on the ballot. Secretary of State
Ben Ysura announced on Aug. 24 that supporters had submitted only 4,388
signatures verified by county clerks, and Nader would not appear on the
ballot. On Sept. 13 supporters went to the Fourth Judicial District
Court, arguing that close to 900 signatures had been improperly disqualified.
A hearing was held on Oct. 6, 2004, and Judge Deborah Bail ruled against
Nader on technical grounds. Nader's attorney pressed forward with
the suit, but on Oct. 19, shortly before another hearing was to be held
they dropped the lawsuit and filed papers for him to appear on the ballot
as a write-in candidate.

More Candidate VisitsNADER-CAMEJOSept. 5, 2004 - Ralph
Nader spent the evening in Boise, holding a press conference, delivering
a campaign speech, and doing a fundraising pitch and book signing at Boise
State University. He concluded with dinner and meeting volunteers.

also: According to a Nov.
1, 2004 Nader press release the campaign "dispatched a team of Corporate
Crimebusters" to Idaho as well as Montana, Wyoming and Utah.
The release states that "they held mock debates among Nader, Bush and Kerry,
and met with students at the University of Idaho and Boise State."

COBB-LaMARCHEAug. 8, 2004 - David
Cobb spoke to a small group at City Park in Coeur d'Alene.